Doncaster Documents

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M1348 A: Yorkshire. Rex v. John de Barneburgh found guilty of champerty as attorney in cases arising in Donaster in 18 Edward III. [1]

H1349 A: Yorkshire. Presented that Walter de Thornton vicar of Doncaster in September 1346, scheming to worsen many of his parishioners took the office of dean of Doncaster to be able to make people come before and impose causes on them that ought not be determined in church court; by extortion he took 5s from William del Yle and 6s8d from Joh Piper of Doncaster; he vexed John Saundre until he made fine for 5s, and so treated the people in his jurisdiction for ten years. [2]

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H1351 A: Yorkshire. Rex v. Abbot of St Mary, York, rector of Doncaster and his ministers procurators of the Doncaster church. Presented that they took in name of mortuary furnace lead, stithies, boats, whole woolen cloths etc whereas custom would have allowed taking only an ox, cow, beast, or clothing. Specific takings listed. The abbot claimed that this case would belong to church court jurisdiction. The justices agreed. [3] rcp

M1360 A: Yorkshire. Theft from the church of York of books, chalices, vestments, and other church ornaments worth 10 marks. [4] rcp